birth certificate?

[tway22 0]

Hi All,

Is my birth certificate required for the interview? My fiance has her birth certicate but I don't. I left Vietnam when I was 4 years old and no one in my househould has a vietnam birth certificate. Please help. Thanks.

[Tony_H 0]

Hi All,

Is my birth certificate required for the interview? My fiance has her birth certicate but I don't. I left Vietnam when I was 4 years old and no one in my househould has a vietnam birth certificate. Please help. Thanks.

Yes, your birth certificate is required along with hers. I had the same problem. On USCIS website, it is stated that your mother can make an affidavit of your birth stating when, where, by whom etc.... For me, fortunately, I happen to have a form G350N - Certificate of Birth Data from the U.S Immigration in 1981 which certified that my birth data is what being reflected in my immigration record. A friend of mine is having this problem trying to get his data because USCIS has discontinued this form. I have been looking into alternatives that might be acceptable to USCIS such certified DMV records, or Social Security records, affidavit, etc...

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...es_1308.html#bc

Here's the excerpt:

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Birth certificates

Obtain the original, or certified copy, of the birth record of each family member (yourself, your spouse, and all unmarried children under the age of 21).

The certificate must contain the:

Person’s date of birth

Person’s place of birth

Names of both parents, and

Annotation by the appropriate authority indicating that it is an extract from the official records.

Unobtainable birth certificates

Your birth record may not be obtainable. Some reasons are listed below.

Your birth was never officially recorded.

Your birth records have been destroyed.

The appropriate government authority will not issue one.

Please obtain a certified statement from the appropriate government authority stating the reason your birth record is not available. With the certified statement you must submit secondary evidence. For example:

A baptismal certificate that contains the date and place of birth and both parent’s names providing the baptism took place shortly after birth

An adoption decree for an adopted child, or

An affidavit from a close relative, preferably the applicant’s mother, stating the date and place of birth, both parent’s names, and the mother’s maiden name.

Note : An affidavit must be executed before an official authorized to take oaths or affirmations. Information regarding the procedures for obtaining birth certificates is usually available from the embassy or consulate of the country concerned.

[tway22 0]

man..this is tough...back in the 70s they don't keep records of births in small villages. I would hate to for us to get denied because of this.

[Kimi 0]

You can try on http://www.sotuphap.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/w...aspx?cat_id=652 for the form of getting your birth cert. If you used to have VN birth cert, you can apply for it. If you are not in HCMC, you must to back to your hometown to apply and can get it. Goodluck!